20533 Module 1 Lab Answer Key

20533 Module 1 Lab Answer Key

Module 1

Lab: Introduction to Azure

Scenario

A. Datum is investigating the potential for Azure to host IT infrastructure and application services. You have been tasked with exploring the Azure environment and familiarizing yourself with its management tools so that you can perform simple demonstrations during a presentation on Azure to the board of directors.

Exercise 1: Using Azure Portals

u  Task 1: Use the Full Azure Management Portal

1.      Ensure that the 20533B-MIA-CL1 virtual machines is running in "Learn on Demand", and then log on to 20533B-MIA-CL1 as Student with the password Pa$$w0rd.

2.      Start Internet Explorer, browse to http://manage.windowsazure.com, (the Classic Portal) and sign in using the Microsoft account that is associated with your Azure subscription. (NOTE: ignore any links or references to the "new" portal)

3.      In the pane on the left, click WEB APP. Then at the bottom of the websites page, click NEW, and click CUSTOM CREATE.

4.      In the Create Web App dialog box, apply the following settings and click the Next icon.

�        URL: A unique valid name

�        WEB HOSTING PLAN: Create new web hosting plan

�        REGION: The region closest to your current location

�        DATABASE: Create a free 20 MB SQL database

�        DB CONNECTION STRING NAME: DefaultConnection

�        Publish from source control: Clear

5.      On the Specify database settings page, apply the following settings and click the Complete icon:

�        NAME: AssetsDB

�        SERVER: New SQL database server

�        SERVER LOGIN NAME: Student

�        SERVER LOGIN PASSWORD: Pa$$w0rd

�        CONFIRM PASSWORD: Pa$$w0rd

�        REGION: The same region you chose for the website

�        CONFIGURE ADVANCED DATABASE SETTINGS: Clear

6.      Wait for the new website to be created and its status to change to Running. Then in the pane on the left click SQL DATABASES and verify that the AssetsDB database you specified has also been created.

7.      Click the name column of the AssetsDB database, and then in the assetsdb page, click the DASHBOARD tab and view the summary information there.

u  Task 2: Use the New Azure Preview Portal

1.      Open a new tab in Internet Explorer. Go to portal.azure.com  (the new Azure portal)

2.      When the new portal is loaded, view the tiles in the Startboard, noting the service health of the Azure datacenters and the billing status for your subscription.

3.      In the hub menu, click BROWSE and then click Resource Groups.

4.      In the Resource groups blade, note the resource groups that were created automatically for the website and SQL database you created in the previous task. These should have names similar to Default-SQL-SelectedRegion and Default-Web-SelectedRegion.

5.      Click the Default-SQL-SelectedRegion resource group and verify that it contains the AssetsDB database you created previously.

6.      In the hub menu, click NEW, and then select "Data and Storage" and scroll down to "Storage Account".

7.      Your goal will be to create a new storage account 

8.       click Storage Account, select the "classic" model and then click Create.

9.      In the Storage account blade, enter the following settings and click Create:

�        STORAGE: A valid unique name

�        PRICING TIER: Standard-LRS

�        RESOURCE GROUP: Default-SQL-SelectedRegion

�        SUBSCRIPTION: Your subscription

�        LOCATION: The same region as your website and SQL database

�        DIAGNOSTICS: Not configured

�        Add to Startboard: Clear

10.   In the hub menu, click NOTIFICATIONS, and view the progress of the Creating Storage task. This may take a few minutes.

11.   When the storage account has been created, close the Notifications pane. Then in the hub menu, click BROWSE, click Resource Groups